Salt Lake Interfaith Round Table members met with the community at the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference. SLIR board members including Zeynep Kariparduc, Outreach Director of Emerald Hills Institute...
SOUTH JORDAN – The South Jordan home is painted a bright turquoise, but the vibrant color is indistinguishable in the dark, early morning. The house lights are the only ones...
Emerald Hills Institute held its annual The World Women Day gathering in attendance with around 80 women from 20 different countries. The program has started with welcoming everyone, announcing upcoming...
On Friday the Emerald Hills Institute Talk In Action crew made and served lunch for the remarkable people at the Volunteers of America Homeless Youth Resource Center – the councilors...
What I Brought in My Luggage: Relics of Lost Lives” exhibit comes to Utah State University Jan. 4-Feb. 4. On display in the lower level of the Merrill-Cazier Library, the photographs...
A group of young BYU and WSU students visited Emerald Hills Institute on October 12. Michael Cevering and his friends formed this group and named it Dialog. Dialog group...
Zeynes Kariparduc of the Emerald Hills Institute said engaging youth is a challenge for all faith communities. “We have the same concerns as the bishop: how to involve young adults...
This event has been updated with the after-event text and photos. On a very sunny Sunday Zeynep with Emerald Hills Institute and two wonderful friends came to Holladay United Church...
People’s lives in Turkey changed dramatically after the failed coup attempt on July 15th, 2016. Instead of a proper investigation regarding the perpetrators of the coup, the Turkish government...
UTAH – Hurt by the increasing Islamophobic propaganda, Muslims in Utah are using outreach and public service to reach out to their community and combat stereotypes. “We believe in prayer,...
Turkish cuisine (Turkish: Türk mutfağı) is largely the continuation of Ottoman cuisine, which in turn borrowed many elements from Circassian, Central Asian, Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Balkan and Greek cuisines.[1][2] Turkish cuisine or Türk mutfağı as it is called has its roots stemming from...
Ashure[1] (Turkish: aşure; Bulgarian and Macedonian: ашуре) or Noah’s Pudding is a Turkish dessert congee that is made of a mixture consisting of grains, fruits, dried fruits and nuts. In Turkey it is made all the year and served especially during Muharram,[2] the first month of the Islamic calendar, as...
Ramadan (/ˌræməˈdɑːn/; Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, IPA: [ramaˈdˤaːn];[note 1] also romanized as Ramzan, Ramadhan, or Ramathan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar,[3] and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting(Sawm) to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief.[4][5] This annual observance is...
Muslims in Utah said they feel well respected by their community, including when observing Ramadan, a monthlong fast. Ramadan – which falls between Friday, May 26 through Saturday, June 24 this...
There are more than 20 different ethnic groups in this area, many of immigrant families and most struggling to gain their portion of the American dream. The ACT prep course...
Many of us long to make a positive and lasting impact on those around us, desiring to do something practical and meaningful to serve our fellow human beings in need....